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Patented Nov. 6,1888.

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. forth in my Letters Patent No. 359,477, dated UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.V

HENRY B. TEN EYGK, OF JOHNSTOVVN, NEW YORK.

LACE-FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. -392,3'75, datedNovember 6, 1888.

Application filed April "l, 1888. Serial No. 269,982.

Be it known that l, HENRY B. TEN EYOK, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Johnstown, in the county of Fulton and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lace-Fasteners; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to fasteners for lace, cords, or strings, and isapplicable to shoes, gloves, or any other article in which a lace cordOrstring may be employed. It consists in an improvement upon thelace-fastener set March 15, 1887.

I have illustrated my invention in the accompanying drawings, and saidinvention is fully disclosed in the following specification and claims.y

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved lace-fastener.Fig. 2 is a sectional view Of the same.

`My improved fastener consists, primarily, of two rigid plates, A and B,each of which is provided with a bead or ridge, c, between the centerand the edge of the plate projecting toward the opposing plate. Thedistance apart. of the faces ofthe ridges c should be about the width ofthe lace employed. These plates are mounted upon the rivet D, which ispreferably hollow to make the device as light as possible; but it may bea solid rivet, if desired. At Vthe center Ol' each plate A B is provideda collar formed integral with the plate, which embraces the rivet D.`These collars come in contact with each other and keep the plates theproper distance apart. In order to give (No model.)

lace within the ridges or beads of said plates. u

The elasticity of the plate E allows the plate A to move slightly tolaccommodate itself to laces of different sizes and avoids wear. Theplate also serves as a nishing for the fastener, and protects the laceand fingers from the rough and rather sharp edges of the plate A.

v What I claim,and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isn

1. A lace-fastener consisting of two rigid plates having an annularridge or ridges projecting from the inner faces of the same, between thecenter and edges of such faces, and an elastic plate, said plates beingcentrally connected, substantially as described.

2. A lace-fastener consisting of two` rigid plates having an annularridge or ridges pro jecting from the inner faces of the same, betweenthe center and edges of such faces, and an elastic plate, said platebeing connected with the outer rigid plate, substantially as described.

In'testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

.HENRY B. TEN EYCK.

Vitnesses:

JOHN H. LEONARD, J. L. MOORE.

